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Background: Retroperitoneal hematoma (RH) can present as an acute life-threatening condition, report on RH in low-income countries are lacking.

Objective: We present the severity, pattern, challenges, and outcome of RH in a low-resource country such as Nigeria.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of all patients with blunt or penetrating abdominal injury needing surgery, patients with RH among them were analyzed.

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Riedel's thyroiditis in a black African: A case report and review of literature.

Niger J Clin Pract

January 2016

Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.

Riedel's thyroiditis is a rare cause of the enlargement of the thyroid gland. The etiology is not fully known. There has been no report of Riedel thyroiditis in our country.

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